and the wonderful law that my own senator, kirstin gillibrand has offered on stopping trafficking, et cetera, i think we really have to start there. and thene need to look at our society and say, what are we doing? you know, it's an important part of the american experience to teach your kid to ride a bike, to fish, and to teach your kid, perhaps to shoot a rifle. that is part of the american experience for so many of us. but that is not what assault weapons are about, we're going in and trying to kill people. and we need to stop that. >> i felt that, particularly strongly when i fired some of these weapons, including an ar-15 the other day in texas. i was struck by the speed, the power, and the ease they were to use. apart from anything else, the speed of the bullets terrified me. thinking about those in a closed environment like a school or a theater, as they've been used in recent atrocities. i want to play a couple clips from tony bennett and chris rock at the same event today, think lent their support to the campaign. >> i still haven't gotten over connecticut. and like the assault weap